Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-04-29
Cleveland and the Presidency.

The Washington correspondence of the
Baltimore Sun of Saturday last contained
the following: ut seems to be taken for
granted in some quarters that President
Cleveland will be the only person promi-
nently brought before the next Democra-
tic national convention, and that his NOM
ination is foregone conclusion. So fixed
has this impression become that the poll
ticians of both parties, in their prognostI-
cations as to future chances and probabil-
tiles, regard it as an accepted fact. The
President also, just as, by the way, has
been the case with all Presidents, is con-
stantly credited with laying the wires to
secure his own denomination. On the
other hand, some Of the closest friends Of
the President have mentioned all along
that he was not and would not be a can
didate for reelection, and have accepted
as fnality and in its broadest sense the
declaration in reference to this matter in
his letter of acceptance Of the nomination
in 1884. That the President stands by
this construction of his language is evil
denced in conversation which took place
one day this week between him and dis
tinguished Senator Of his own party. The
two were discussing the political situa-
tion when the Senator remarked: Mr..
President, your administration is certain
ly satisfactory to the country, and has in
spired its confidence. Your nomination
is assured, and the nomination means an
election The President at once replied,
and with strong emphasis. He said he
was most pleased to be told hat the conn-
try approved his management of public
affairs. He had endeavored faithfully,
conscientiously and earnestly to fulfil all
the pledges which he had m.de. He
wanted the people to believe and know
that his administration was for the whole
country, and that this was his aim and
the presidency he had made up his mind
deliberately that his record was TO be COM
pie ed in the tour years for which he was
elected, and that usder no circumstances
would he again be candidate. Time
had strengthened this determination. He
was not and wou not be candidate,
and his decision was irrevocable. The
President was so earnest a.d unreserved
in this declaration that the Senator was
profoundly convinced. and the more so
that the President turned the converse
tion Immediately to another channel and
would permit no recurrence to the topic.
A prominent Senator, understood to be
Senator A. p. German, having been inter
viewed by the same correspondent in re-
gard to the above, spoke as follows:
From the best information obtainable
would say that the presidenti.l race is
still an open one. and numberless dark
horses may be expected among the entries
before the conventions meet, but the
stronges men in their respective parties
today are Cleveland and 3 aiue. Wha' a
few weeks or mon'hs may bring forth no
one can determine, but the indications
now are hat despite his alleged declara
ton, Cleveland will lie renumiuated by
his party. | have heard him repeatedly
declare. in terms much stronger than those
imputed tn the Wsstarn senator q fs~
days ago, that lie did not desire nor would
he accept a second term, but he did not
impress me as being so sincere in this as
in other statements made since he became
President